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This article deals with features of European Union enlargement process. Article will not be concerned with the challenges of the enlargement from the European Union perspective. It is important to see how serious the European Union is in terms of fulfilling its membership criteria. The Copenhagen criteria are the membership criteria that must be satisfied by a country that wants to become a member of the European Union prior to accession. The main aim of this article is to analyze the Copenha- gen criteria